STRUCTURE

The legislative branch is one of three divisions of government that

works in conjunction with the executive and judicial branches. Its
main responsibility is the creation of laws. The United States
Constitution outlines the powers of the legislative branch, Congress,
which is divided into two houses: the Senate and the House of
Representatives. Every state within the country has a legislative
branch, which acts in a similar fashion to the federal legislative
branch. Article I of the Constitution outlines the federal legislative
branch.
The House of Representatives has 435 members from all 50 states.
Each state's population decides how many members in the House it
will receive. Members of the House serve for a two-year term and
must be at least 25 years old. The Senate has 100 members with
each state electing two senators apiece. Each member of the
Senate must be at least 30 years old.
Each of the 50 states also has legislative branches that create
legislation and consider legislation introduced by the state's
governor. 49 states have a bicameral (two-house) legislature that is
similar to the federal legislature. All of these states refer to their
upper house as the Senate, while some states refer to their lower
house as either the House of Representatives or the Assembly.
Nebraska is the only state that has a unicameral (one-house)
legislature.